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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
activities
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
admitted
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
almost
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From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
armies
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From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Rhaals_ had at last turned from industry to the conquest of Tarrano.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
busy
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
commercial
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From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
completed
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From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
conquest
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From this reading The _Rhaals_ had at last turned from industry to the conquest of Tarrano.
Departure
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
Earth
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
Elza
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
experience
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From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
few
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From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Rhaals_ had at last turned from industry to the conquest of Tarrano.
Georg
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
given
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From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
greater
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
greatest
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From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
happiness
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
hinged
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
history
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From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
Industriana
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
industry
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From this reading The _Rhaals_ had at last turned from industry to the conquest of Tarrano.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Rhaals_ had at last turned from industry to the conquest of Tarrano.
love
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
Maida
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
manufacturing
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From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
Mars
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
momentarily
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From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
much
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From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
nation
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
neglected
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
new-found
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
now
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
own
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
preparations
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From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
Rhaals
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From this reading The _Rhaals_ had at last turned from industry to the conquest of Tarrano.
safety
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
sleep
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From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
Tarrano
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From this reading The _Rhaals_ had at last turned from industry to the conquest of Tarrano.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
times
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From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
turned
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From this reading The _Rhaals_ had at last turned from industry to the conquest of Tarrano.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
Venus
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
very
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
war
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From this reading Industriana, greatest commercial and manufacturing center of Venus, had been given over momentarily to the preparations for war.
warfare
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From this reading I had had no experience in warfare; but the history of our Earth had told me much of it.
welfare
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From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Departure_ Georg and Maida were very busy in Industriana; and now Elza and I were admitted to their activities--Elza and I, with our new-found love and happiness neglected for the greater thing, the welfare of the nation upon which hinged the very safety of Venus itself; and Mars; and our own fair Earth.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Preparations were almost completed; our armies were to start within a very few times of sleep.
